Activity I - Terminology

Using Inernet or Print Resources define the following terms.
  1. Percent
  2. Ratio
  3. Rate
  4. Density
  5. Per Capita
  6. Average

Activity II - Research


  • Access the CIA’s International Factbook page to see what sorts of data and information is given.
  • You will look up data for five countries using the measures given in the worksheet. Create a spreadsheet and enter the data you have found. You will then rank these five countries by two different formulas. One formula weights each of the three standard of living measures equally; the other gives higher weight to one of the measures.
  • Use the following resources to guide the assignment: